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Most of your customers and prospects expect you to be involved in social media—and they’ll be more likely to do business with you if you are. So how do you expand your customer relationship management (CRM) strategy to engage social customers, and gain their trust? Discover how to integrate Web 2.0 social media tools and strategies into your traditional CRM efforts for better, more meaningful customer relationships.

All organizations, across all industries, have one thing in common—a deluge of customer data idling somewhere waiting to be monetized. Most likely, the similarities end there. The accuracy, depth, and accessibility of data are as varied as the products and services offered by organizations. The use of this data is what separates successful organizations from those who go bankrupt.

Selecting a new enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) solution is an undertaking that requires careful planning and managed execution. And in fact, there are a number of common mistakes that organizations make. Failing to execute the selection process in an objective and structured fashion can be an expensive financial mistake—as well as a fatal hit to your professional reputation.

CRM software has gone well beyond being a "good to have" capability. Senior management is now generally quite clear that this genre of software is needed. However, it also often acknowledged that companies that have deployed CRM software solutions have not obtained the benefits that were promised. When we understand the reasons for this dissatisfaction, we can make the case for a new CRM solution. See the benefits of a new CRM solution.

EXACTUS CRM is comprised of integrated sales, marketing, and customer service modules. Its features include sales, marketing, and customer service functionality, as well as potential customer and opportunity management, and marketing campaigns lists. It also offers complete customer history overviews, automated event management, and search functionality within a knowledge base.

Zavanti CRM is now certified by TEC for online evaluation of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions in the CRM Evaluation Center. Zavanti CRM covers the full customer engagement cycle—from capturing and qualifying a lead, to converting the lead into an opportunity and tracking the state of the opportunity with commercial information, to further converting that opportunity into a project.

Zavanti's front-end CRM system is an adaptation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Zavanti CRM leverages most Microsoft Dynamics CRM's out-of-the-box functionality and adapts it for the professional services and property development verticals.

Besides the typical CRM functionality (sales, marketing, and support), Zavanti CRM includes capabilities that support professional services teams with their delivery efforts.

TEC research analyst Raluca Druta gives on overview of the product in the Zavanti CRM certification report. You'll also find detailed functionality graphs comparing Zavanti CRM to competitor solutions in the major CRM functionality areas for professional services and property development.

Social CRM has become one of the biggest growth areas in CRM for companies trying to develop a greater understanding of their customers. Social CRM is no longer a “nice to have.” It is an essential component of a CRM solution that helps organizations understand what customers really think, by interacting with them directly and getting involved in the conversation about their own organization. Know the key aspects of social CRM.

Customer relationship management (CRM) strategies, principles, and technologies play a pivotal role in helping organizations grow from small, entrepreneurial companies with ad-hoc processes, into several hundred million dollar powerhouses. This document covers the basics, providing some helpful guidelines, and providing a rough, general framework for you to begin your initiative.

Using a knowledge base in the selection process can reduce the time, risk and cost of procuring technology. Well constructed knowledge bases that are used in a tested selection methodology reduce the RFI process from months to weeks, eliminate data quality issues and allow an apples to apples comparison of vendor offerings.